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Please Join The OSA Referee Development Department In Congratulating The Following Ontario Referees appointed to the FIFA or National List for 2013 Carol-Anne Chenard            FIFA Joe Fletcher                          FIFA Silviu Petrescu                      FIFA and MLS Referee of the Year 2012 Yusri Rudolf                          First year National Marie-Soleil Beaudoin         First year National Justin Tasev                       more »

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On behalf of The Ontario Soccer Association, it is with pride that we congratulate and celebrate Silviu Petrescu on being selected as the 2012 MLS Referee of the Year!   A Canadian has captured one of Major League Soccer’s annual awards. The Ontario Soccer Association would like to congratulate Kitchener native, Silviu Petrescu on his more »

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The Ontario Soccer Association is proud to announce that 3 Ontario referees have been invited to the U18 Male Nationals Club Championships in Nova Scotia, Oct 1 to 8, 2012.                       Yusri Rudolf, submitted photo Alexis Vaughan, Marie-Soleil Beaudoin and Yusri Rudolf were submitted as potential candidates for the 2013 CSA National Referee List, and more »

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VAUGHAN, ON — As many of you know, several Districts and Clubs across the province are already in the midst of phasing-in the Long-Term Player Development (LTPD) model. While there are always challenges (and resistance!) whenever the status quo is changed, the clear benefits of LTPD make it an approach we must adopt. If you more »

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LTPD Workshops – Comments & Highlights VAUGHAN, ON — There was a lot of passion on display at this past weekend’s Soccer ’12 Conference hosted by The OSA in Mississauga. Attendance was higher than it has been in many years, an indication that Districts and Clubs across the province are eager to move our great more »

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